Myth: âHot dogâ was coined at a New York Giants baseball game. Youâll often hear that the name âhot dogâ comes from a cartoon drawn by T.A. Dorgan during a New York Giants baseball game at the Polo Grounds around 1902-1906 (date varies depending on whoâs telling the story). At this game, he supposedly observed a vendor, Harry Stevens, selling âhot dachshund sausagesâ.
1. an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal. 2. a high tight collar. 3. common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season. 4. (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit. Familiarity information: RUFF used as a noun is uncommon.
A ruffle a pleated piece of decorative fabric often used as trim on clothes, like the ruffles on a pirateâs shirt. To ruffle is to make someone lose their composure. Argh. The word ruffle is mysterious, but it might be from the Low German word ruffelen which means to wrinkle. A ruffle on the bottom of a dress is like a fancy wrinkle. To ruffle someone is to upset them, and theyâll need to get straightened out. Often, this word is used in the expression ruffle their feathers. Hearing bad news will ruffle most people's feathers. An unruffled person and an unruffled shirt will both be smoother.